Day: January 29, 2024

Kwara First State To Key Into SABER Budgeting Template

Abibat Babalola

Kwara, being the state of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Chairman, is one of the first states to key into the SABER (State Action on Business Enabling Reforms) budgeting template. SABER is a new template being used by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and all the states after SFTAS (State Fiscal Transparency Accountability and Sustainability) has wound down in the first quarter of 2023. READ ALSO: Officers On Stop-And-Search Must Be In Uniform – Force PRO  Tinubu Condoles Abdulsalami Abubakar Over Sister’s Death AFCON 2023: DR Congo Defeat Egypt On…

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Officers On Stop-And-Search Must Be In Uniform – Force PRO 

Abibat Babalola

The Nigeria Police Force has declared that officers on stop-and-search duties must be in uniform with their names clearly attached. The Force Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, stated this in a post on his X handle on Monday, while reacting to a video in which four policemen in mufti stopper a driver on Lekki-Epe Express Way. The officers had approached the man to ask for his tinted permit, but he replied by asking for their identities, saying there was nothing to indicate they were policemen. READ ALSO: Tinubu Condoles…

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Tinubu Condoles Abdulsalami Abubakar Over Sister’s Death

Ganiyu Amodu

President Bola Tinubu has condoled with Nigeria’s former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, over the death of his sister, Hajiya Salamatu Asabe. Tinubu’s message to the General on Monday on the passing of his younger sister was contained in a statement. According to the statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale: “It is with a heavy heart that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu receives the news of the passing of Hajiya Salamatu Asabe, the younger sister of former Head of State, General Abdulsalami…

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Former Ogun Speaker, Others Arraigned Over Alleged N2.5b Fraud

Ganiyu Amodu

The impeached Speaker of the Ogun House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, alongside two other principal career officers of the assembly, Dayo Samuel and Adeyemo Adedeji, were on Monday arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, the capital of the state. Oluomo and the duo were dragged before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged misappropriation of public funds running into N2.5 billion. Oluomo allegedly committed this financial fraud while he was the Speaker of the Assembly in 2022. The former Speaker was…

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BREAKING: Cape Verde Defeat Mauritania 1-0 To Reach AFCON Quarter-finals

Ganiyu Amodu

Ryan Mendes’ late penalty gave Cape Verde a dramatic 1-0 win over Mauritania and booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. The Blue Sharks went into the last-16 clash as favourites, having gone unbeaten on their way to the knockout stages as they topped Group B ahead of Egypt and Ghana. Mauritania, meanwhile, had edged through after stunning Algeria in their final group-stage game, for what was their first ever win at the tournament. It was a tight affair for much of this match, with…

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Navy Arrests 11 For Alleged Illegal Refinery Construction In Rivers

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigeria Navy has handed over 11 artisans arrested on suspicion of planning to construct an illegal refinery to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Port Harcourt. The development was made public on Monday. Commodore Sa’id Kabir, the Base Operations Officer of Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder Port Harcourt, handed the suspects over to Monday Lawal of the NSCDC Command in Rivers. Kabir said the suspects were arrested during a patrol of Krakrama Waterways to combat illegal oil bunkering in Rivers. He revealed: “The arrests were made…

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JAMB data breach: Suspect Arrested After Mother’s Complaint

Ganiyu Amodu

A Nigerian mother, Iphie, who raised concerns on her X account regarding an alleged breach of her daughter’s data protection rights by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, has reported that the suspect involved has been arrested. In a statement posted on her X account on Monday, she expressed gratitude to #JAMBHQ for their swift response, revealing that the suspect is currently in custody. She wrote, “The guy has been arrested. He and his accomplice, the guy who registered my child are currently in custody! “Thanks to #JAMBHQ for your…

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Student Commits Suicide Over Breakup With Boyfriend

Ganiyu Amodu

A student of Mass Communication at the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi in Adamawa State, Jemima Shetima-Balami, has allegedly committed. According to information available, the 24-year-old student killed herself over a breakup with her boyfriend. The incident occurred at Shetima-Balami’s residence in Vinikilang, also known as Hayin Gada, situated in Girei Local Government Area of the state. She reportedly drank a substance suspected to be rat poison after her boyfriend, purported to be a lecturer (name withheld) at Modibbo Adama University, broke up with her. Shetima-Balami, the only daughter of her father,…

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Isreal-Hamas War: Palestinian Ambassador Seeks Immediate Ceasefire

Ganiyu Amodu

The Palestinian Ambassador To Nigeria, Abdullah Mohammed Shawesh, has called for immediate ceasefire in the Isreal-Hamas war, saying two women die every hour while many children are killed daily. Speaking during a news conference, held yesterday, Sunday, January 28, in Lagos, Shawesh disclose that innocent Palestinian civilians are being killed for fun. He equally demanded an independent investigation commission to look into what happened not only on October 7 but also incidents that occured on October 5 and 6. The envoy said the October 7 incident did not happen in…

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CBN Releases $500m To Clear Verified Forex Backlog

Ganiyu Amodu

The Central Bank of Nigeria says it has released $500m to various sectors in its determination to address the backlog of verified foreign exchange transactions. Its Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. According to Sidi-Ali, this comes barely a week after the apex bank paid approximately $2bn to settle outstanding commitments across various sectors. She said that the management of the CBN was committed to settling all legitimate foreign exchange backlogs within a short time frame. She said the…

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